[Mick]

Perfect storm brewing. I think it's a few things:

1) Thompson is off his game, comparatively out of shape, scared to test his legs, so his once-well tuned shot is now out of tune. If Thompson was at his normally self, they'd have 2-4 fewer losses and 2-4 more wins.

2) The Warriors are older, collectively.

3) No one is doing the thankless, defensive work. Either they can't or won't play defense.

4) When the Warriors had Durant, they were close to invincible.  Durant's luster dimmed Draymond's star, and Draymond couldn't stand it, so he did what he could to eliminate him. It worked. They replaced Durant with a few not-ready-for-primetime players until they came across Wiggins.  Wiggins was a near-perfect support player in a way that Harrison Barnes really wasn't.

5) The Warriors supporting players aren't as good as they were in prior years.  Bogut.  GP2. Otto Porter. Mark West. Livingston. The Warriors backups aren't nearly as good as their prior backups, which means the starters can't rest as much.

6) The Warriors' lottery picks (Wiseman, Kuminga, Moody) aren't ready for primetime, and it really, really shows. Kuminga pouted like crazy when he was in Santa Cruz, and essentially refuses to learn defense.  And he's starting from far behind, but as far behind as he is, Wisemen is so far behind, he probably needs the rest of the season in Santa Cruz.

7) Poole is overrated. He doesn't play defense, he's streaky on offense, and he's a fragile player. That's why he works so well with the starters and so poorly with the backups.

Steph senses all of this, and has taken on the scoring responsibilities for himself. He's had too. This will be a non-playoff team. If they trade Kuminga and Wiseman for a young star, not a hurt older center like Anthony Davis. I doubt it will happen, Myers has too much invested in the parallel timelines. Neither Thompson nor Green will get extended, both are offering too little.

[Mick]

Perfect storm brewing. I think it's a few things:

1) Thompson is off his game, comparatively out of shape, scared to test his legs, so his once-well tuned shot is now out of tune. If Thompson was at his normally self, they'd have 2-4 fewer losses and 2-4 more wins.

2) The Warriors are older, collectively.

3) No one is doing the thankless, defensive work. Either they can't or won't play defense.

4) When the Warriors had Durant, they were close to invincible.  Durant's luster dimmed Draymond's star, and Draymond couldn't stand it, so he did what he could to eliminate him. It worked. They replaced Durant with a few not-ready-for-primetime players until they came across Wiggins.  Wiggins was a near-perfect support player in a way that Harrison Barnes really wasn't.

5) The Warriors supporting players aren't as good as they were in prior years.  Bogut.  GP2. Otto Porter. Mark West. Livingston. The Warriors backups aren't nearly as good as their prior backups, which means the starters can't rest as much.

6) The Warriors' lottery picks (Wiseman, Kuminga, Moody) aren't ready for primetime, and it really, really shows. Kuminga pouted like crazy when he was in Santa Cruz, and essentially refuses to learn defense.  And he's starting from far behind, but as far behind as he is, Wisemen is so far behind, he probably needs the rest of the season in Santa Cruz.

7) Poole is overrated. He doesn't play defense, he's streaky on offense, and he's a fragile player. That's why he works so well with the starters and so poorly with the backups.

Steph senses all of this, and has taken on the scoring responsibilities for himself. He's had too. This will be a non-playoff team. If they trade Kuminga and Wiseman for a young star, not a hurt older center like Anthony Davis. I doubt it will happen, Myers has too much invested in the parallel timelines. Neither Thompson nor Green will get extended, both are offering too little.